Nagbukel, Ilocos Sur Etymology

The name of the municipality is thought to have come from the round shape of one of the hills in the area. People in the area would utter, "Anian nga nagbukel" (Ilocano meaning "How round it is."). Another origin of the municipality's name comes from three small hills in the southern part of the municipality.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagbukel

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Church in town: 𝐒𝐭 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡

St. Joseph Parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia was established in 1935. It is located in the Municipality of Nagbukel, Province of Ilocos Sur. The Parish Fiesta is celebrated every 19th day of March.

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𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐛𝐮𝐤𝐞𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲

The barrios that compose the municipality today were formerly a part of Narvacan. However, in 1896, Nagbukel became a town under the Spanish colonial government. It was only in 1899 that the town became a regular municipality.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐛𝐮𝐤𝐞𝐥:

Burayok Falls in Nagbukel, Ilocos Sur

- Municipal view deck

- Burayok Falls

- Taleb Waterfalls

- Mabungtot Waterfalls

- Ambarangan Waterfalls

- Paroki Falls

- Mambal Waterfalls

- Tinguian Tribes

𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐛𝐮𝐤𝐞𝐥:

- None in the list

𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐛𝐮𝐤𝐞𝐥:

- None in the list